Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Speech At The United Nations, Majority Of Delegations Leave Rooms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu/DOK PHOTO via Instagram @b.netanyahu

JAKARTA - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage of the UN General Assembly, a large number of delegates were seen leaving the room. A project was heard as Netanyahu took to the stage.

"I decided to come here and straighten this out," Netanyahu said in his opening speech, saying he wanted to defend himself from the lies and slander' he heard reported by CNN, Friday, September 27.

Netanyahu is in the spotlight not only about Gaza but the onslaught of troops in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. The US and its allies proposed a 21-day ceasefire on the Israel-Lebanon border.

But Israeli officials said they rejected the proposal. Later the Israeli PM said his team held a meeting regarding the proposed ceasefire in Lebanon.

Our team met (Thursday, September 26) to discuss US initiatives and how we can achieve a common goal of returning people safely to their homes. We will continue the discussion in the coming days," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The statement comes after Israeli Foreign Minister Katz said on Thursday there would be no ceasefire in the northern region, where Israeli jets have carried out massive bombings of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement in decades.

On Thursday, after Netanyahu left for New York to attend the UN General Assembly, his office issued a statement saying the prime minister had ordered Israeli troops to continue to fight with full force in Lebanon.

Netanyahu's latest statement did not refer to comments by Katz and other Israeli politicians, who also rejected the ceasefire.